Locker

ABSTRACT

The sides of the locker include tracks in which a vertically sliding tambour door is mounted. The tracks are open at one end so that the tambour door can be removed. A cross piece can be inserted between the sides of the locker at the top of the locker and at the bottom thereof. Hinges can be snapped on to the cross pieces, and horizontal swinging doors can be mounted on the hinges. At least one of the hinges for each door has a catch which cooperates with a latch on the door so that the doors will stay closed.

United States Patent 1191 Kelley et al. v I

[ LOCKER [75] Inventors: James 0. Kelley, Spring Lake; Robert L. Propst,Ann Arbor, both [58] Field of Search.l6/l49, 158, 187, 150, DIG. l3;24/73 PF; 312/324, 257 R, 297, 240

[ 7 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,330,6ll 6/l967 Heifetz ..312/297 2,835,359 5/1958 BOldt et al. ..312 324 x Jan. 23, 1973 PrimaryExaminer-James T. McCall Attorney-Price, l-leneveld, Huizenga & Cooper[57] ABSTRACT The sides of the locker include tracks in which avertically sliding tambour door is mounted. The tracks are open at oneend so that the tambour door can be removed. A cross piece can beinserted between the sides of the locker at the top of the locker and atthe bottom thereof. Hinges can be snapped on to the cross pieces, andhorizontal swinging doors can be mounted on the hinges. At least one ofthe hinges for each door has a catch which cooperates with a'latch onthe door so that the doors will stay closed.

15 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures INVENTOR5 Z w Z w PK /M 7 T fl ES.

PATENTEDJAH 23 I975 sum 2 or 3 LOCKER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Thepresent invention relates to cabinet or locker type structures. Thepresent invention is particularly useful in hospital environments sinceit incorporates the shelf and drawer support intelligence disclosed andclaimed in co-pending U.S. Pat. application, Ser. No. 79,890 entitledDrawer, Tray-Shelf and Supporting Structures Therefor.

As pointed out in the above cited application, versatility and economyare key factors in the design of hospital equipment. From an economicstandpoint,'it would be preferable that all lockers purchased forhospitals incorporate plastic tambour doors. Such doors can be veryinexpensively made of plastic, and the means required to mount suchdoors comprises a simple track structure at each side of the door.

However, the use of tambour doors may not always be practical ordesirable from the hospitals point of view. There may well becircumstances in which the hospital would prefer lockers withhorizontally opening doors.

Presently, the hospital would have to satisfy these alternativerequirements with two separate lockers. The need for purchasing twodifferent types of lockersis not desirable to todays inflation pressedhospitals. Not only is it expensive to purchase two different types oflockers, but also it is expensive for a cabinet and locker manufacturerto be able to manufacture two completely different types of lockers.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION The present invention provides alternate solutionsby providing a locker whose sidewalls have intelligence for slidablyreceiving a vertically sliding door and which also have intelligence forreceiving hinges. Means are provided whereby the sliding door can beremoved, and means are provided on the sidewalls for operably receivinghinges. The hinges operably and releasably cooperate withthe hingemounting means on the sidewalls. At least one door includes means forcooperating with the hinges whereby the vertically sliding door can bereplaced with the horizontally swinging door.

Another aspect of the invention comprises the unique cooperating latchand catch means whereby the door is maintained in a closed position.Each hinge comprises a generally horizontally oriented platform having alatch projecting upwardly therefrom towards the door. The latchcomprises a resilientmember projecting upwardly towards the door andhaving a lip thereon which juts back downwardly towards the platform.The door includes a catch positioned opposite the latch which projectsrearwardly to a position between the platform and the catch and whichhooks upwardly, defining a hook for mating engagement with the lip onthe catch. When one desires to, open the door, one merely applies aforce thereto and the resilient member of the catch bends upwardly andrearwardly to allow the hook to slide past the lip of the catch.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention can be seen andunderstood by reference to the specification and appended drawings. 1

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of thelocker with its tambour door in an open position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the locker with its tambour door in aclosed position;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along plane III-lll of FIG. I,with the tambour door being removed from its track;

FIG. 4 is a broken perspective of the locker with the tambour doorremoved and with the horizontal swinging door substituted therefor;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken along plane V-V ofFIG. 4, with the door being shown exploded away from the hinge;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the hinge;

FIG. 7 is a broken, fragmentary view of the lower hinged corner of ahorizontal swinging door; and

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary, bottom plan view of that portion of the doorshown in FIG. 7.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Inthe preferred embodiment, the locker 1 includesintelligence for mounting a sliding tambour door 40 in the form oftracks 30 in sidewalls 20 (FIG. 1). Locker I also includes snap-onhinges 50 (FIG. 4) to facilitate the mounting of horizontally openingdoors 70. Cross pieces 60 (FIG. 4) are mounted in apertures 21 near thetop and bottom of sidewalls 20. A pair of hinges 50 then snap on tocross piece 60, one near each sidewall 20. Door is carried betweenspaced top and bottom hinges 50" and includes a latch 76 (FIG. 5) forcooperating with a catch 55 on each of the top and bottom hinges 50located adjacent each sidewall 20.

Preferably, the components of locker l are molded of some type ofplastic which is rugged, sturdy, and readily cleanable. The plasticsidewalls 20 depend forwardly from each side of back 10 (FIG. 1). Eachsidewall 20 includes integrally molded drawer glides 23 of the typedisclosed and claimed in co-pending U.S. Pat. application, Ser. No.79,890. Back 10 includes an outwardly and downwardly projecting hook I]and rearwardly projecting feet 12 whereby the entire locker 1 can behung on a rail secured to a wall or the like. Drawers, shelves, trays,and the like, can then be mounted in locker l by placing them betweenopposite sets of glides 23.

Each sidewall 20 includes a track 30 in which vertically sliding tambourdoor 40 is mounted (FIGS. 1 and 2). Track 30 comprises a groove orchannel which is preferably integrally molded into sidewall 20. Track 30extends from the top of each sidewall 20, vertically down almost to thebottom, whereit bends around and extends rearwardly near the bottom ofsidewall 20 and then curves upwardly near the back edge of sidewall 20(FIG. 3). A bottom retaining notch 32 is formed by a jogging deviationin the forward face of track 30 near the bottom front corner, for thepurpose of providing a means for holding tambour door 40 in an openposition as shown in FIG. 1. Similarly, an upper retaining notch 31 iscut into the rear face of track 30 at the top thereof for holdingtambour door 40 in a closed position as shown in FIG. 2. Referring toFIG. 1, it will be seen that tambour door 40 includes a flange 42'projecting inwardly from its top slat for purposes of hooking into upperretaining notch 31. i

Tambour door 40 is itself comprised of a plurality of slats 41 (FIG. 2).While many types of conventional tambour type doors are acceptable, thepreferred type is that which is integrally molded of flexible plasticmaterial. Because of this one piece construction, the door is readilywashable. The door is purposely molded with joints, of narrow crosssection, between wider segments which constitute the slats 41.

Referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that track 30 has an open end 33 atthe top thereof. This facilitates the complete removal of tambour door40 when it is desired to substitute horizontally swinging doors 70therefor.

In order to facilitate the hanging of door 70, each sidewall 20 includesintelligence to facilitate the installation of releasably mountedsnap-on hinges 50. Each sidewall 20 includes an elongated aperture 21 atthe top front and at the bottom front thereof (FIG. 3). A slightlyflexible plastic cross piece 60 can be snapped into the top apertures 21and into the bottom apertures 21 of opposite sidewalls 20 such that theyspan the width of locker 1 (FIG. 4). Such cross pieces 60 provide addedrigidity and stability to locker 1. In some installations, it may bedesirable to use such reinforcing cross pieces 60, even though tambourdoor 40 is to be used rather than horizontally swinging doors 70. Ineither event, the snap-on hinges 50 can be snapped into position on eachcross piece 60 adjacent each sidewall 20 (FIG. 4).

Each sidewall 20 also includes a longer elongated slot 22, just to therear of aperture 21. The primary function of slot 22 is to effectuateeconomy in material by making it possible to use less plastic. Eachhinge 50 is molded of plastic and comprises a generally flat platform 51(FIG. 6) having a pair of spaced, slightly resilient channel walls 52projecting from one face thereof (FIG. Each channel wall 52 includes achannel lip 53, both channel lips 53 curving inwardly from channel wall52 towards one another. I-Iinge 50 can be snapped over cross piece 60with channel walls 52 embracing the edges thereof and with channel lips53 over-lapping the bottom thereof to thereby provide a snug mechanicalfit between cross piece 60 and hinge 50.

In order to facilitate the hanging of door 70, each platform 51 includesa hinge pin 54 projecting upwardly therefrom (FIG. 5). This couldproject from the same face of platform 51 as channel walls 52, but it ispreferable from a structural standpoint that it project from an oppositeface. In this manner, each bottom hinge 50 can be placed on top of crosspiece 60 with channel walls 52 depending downwardly and hinge pin 54depending upwardly. If hinge pin 54 and channel walls 52 were orientedon the same face of platform 51, then the bottom hinge 50 would hangfrom cross piece 60 rather than rest thereon and would have a greatertendency to be snapped off by the weight of door 70.

Of course, there is no necessity for constructing the top hinges thisway since they do not bear any weight. However, economy dictates that ahinge suitable for use at the bottom adjacent one side be suitable foruse at the top adjacent the other side. Thus, only two basic hinges needbe manufactured.

Referring to FIG. 6, it can be seen that hinge 50 is generally L-shapedand that hinge pin 54 is located on a laterally extending portion 51a ofplatform 51. This allows one to hang door 70 in direct alignment withthe edges a (FIGS. 1 and 2) of sidewalls 20 such that r they providecoverage for edges 20a as shown in FIG.

4. Platform 51 is sufficiently long that laterally extending portion 51adoes extend out in front of the edge of sidewall 20 when bracket 50 ismounted on cross piece 60. Thus, each hinge 50 is slid along cross piece60 until it abuts sidewall 20, with the result that laterally extendingportion 51a will be positioned in front of the front edge 20a ofsidewall 20.

Door 70 is economically molded ofa suitable plastic, such that it has arelatively thin cross section throughout. Thus, it includes an edge wall71 extending around its entire periphery (FIGS. 4 and 7). Extendinginwardly from each edge wall 71, in a generally vertical plane, is aboarder wall 72 which frames a recessed face panel 74. An inwardlyprojecting recess wall 73 joins boarder wall 72 with face panel 74. Thisseries of peripheral walls, i.e., edge wall 71, boarder wall 72, andrecess wall 73, disposed angularly with respect to one another, providedoor 70 with structural strength and rigidity.

Each door 70 includes an aperture 75 (FIGS. 5, 7 and 8) which slips downover hinge pin 54. Hinge pin 54 extends through aperture 75.

The fact that edge wall 71 depends rearwardly from front boarder wall 72renders it possible to design edge wall 71 of a'suflicient width thataperture 75 can be included therein for accommodating hinge pin 54.Further, boarder wall 72 is made sufficiently wide, before joiningrecess wall 73, that an upwardly projecting hinge pin 54 does not runinto or abut recess wall 73 when door 70 is mounted in place in thelocker. While an aperture 75 is shown only at the bottom corner of door70, it will be appreciated that such an aperture 75 is also included atthe top edge wall 71 of door 70 adjacent the side edge of the door.Consequently, each door can be hingedly mounted between each pair ofspaced top and bottom hinges 50 by mounting the hinges 50 with theirhinge pins 54 extending in through apertures of door 70. Also, the doors70 are all symmetrical in design such that a right hand door can be usedas a left hand door merely by inverting it.

Each hinge 50 includes an integral catch 55 for cooperating with a latch76 on each door 70 (FIGS. 5 and 7). While it may only be necessary tohave one catch 55 and latch 76 for each door 70, it is preferable thatsuch cooperating catch and latch members be positioned both at the topand at the bottom of each door 70 to insure their proper closure.

Catch 55 comprises a resilient member 56 projecting from the same faceof platform 51 as does hinge pin 54 (FIGS. 5 and 6). Resilient member 56projects upwardly in a direction towards the front of hinge 50, i.e.,towards door 70. At a point spaced from the surface of platform 51 itjuts back downwardly towards platform 51 to define a catch lip 57.

Latch 76 includes a resilient projection 77, projecting rearwardly frombottom edge wall 71 to a position between the surface of platform 51 andcatch lip 57 (FIGS. 5 and 7). At that point, it juts upwardly defining ahook 78 which engages "catch lip 57 to hold door 70 in a closedposition. While this cooperation is not directly shown, it can bereadily visualized by viewing the exploded view, FIG. 5.

By applying a slight outward pressure to the door 70, resilient member56 will be bent upwardly and rearwardly, and hook 78 will slide pastcatch lip 57 such that door 70 can be opened. Some deflection may alsooccur in resilient projection 77 of latch 78. However, the fact thatresilient member 56 is disposed at an acute angle to the horizontalplane through which door 70 is opened renders it more susceptible tosuch resilient bending motion.

Thus, locker 1 can be provided either with tambour door 40 or withhorizontally swinging doors 70. if tambour door 40 is used, locker 1 canbe closed by sliding tambour door 40 all the way up in track 30 andhooking flange 42 into top retaining notch 31. In order to open tambourdoor 40, it can be slid downwardly and up the back side of locker 1until the leading edge of its top slat 41 can be hooked into lowerretaining notch 32:

In order to change doors, tambour door 40 can be slid all the way up andout of the open end 33 of track 30. A cross piece 60'can then beinserted at the top and at the bottom of locker 1, utilizing elongatedapertures 21 at the top and bottom of each sidewall 20. The hinges 50can then be snapped on to cross piece 60 such that one hinge50 islocated adjacent each sidewall at the top and at the bottom thereof. Thechannel walls 52 of each hinge "5 0 will embrace the. sides of crosspiece 60, and the lips 53 will overlap cross piece 60 to firmly holdeachhinge 50 in place thereon.

. The bottom hinges 50 will be oriented with their hinge pin 54 pointedupwardly and the top hinges 50 will be oriented with their hinge pins 54pointed downwardly. Hinge pin 54 will be received in the holes 75located in the wall 71 at the top and in the edge wall 71 at thebottomof door 70 near the side of door 70. in this manner each door 70will swing freely horizontally on hinge pins 54.

In order to effectuate closure of the doors 70, the latch 76 on eachdoor 70 will cooperate with the corresponding catch 55 which is anintegral part of each hinge 50. The hook 78 of each rearwardlyprojecting latch 76 will be engaged bythe catch lip 57 of each catch 55.By applying a slight outward pressure to the door 70, the resilientmember 56 of each catch 55 will bend upwardly and backwardly, thusallowing hook 78 to snap past catch lip 57, thereby allowingdoor 70 tobe opened.

Thus, this invention contributes a locker with increased versatilityandv use. The same basic locker-can be manufactured for use as aswingingdoor locker or as a tambour door locker. This effectuates an economy inmanufacturing and makes it easier for institutions to adjust to theirchanging requirements.

v Of course, the above is merely a preferred embodiment of the inventionand many changes and alterations can be made thereof withoutdepartingfrom the spirit and broader aspects of the invention.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property orprivilege is claimed are defined as fol lows.

1. A locker comprising: a back wall and two sidewalls dependingforwardly therefrom; means on each of said sidewalls for slidablyreceivinga vertically sliding door; means on said sidewalls for removingsaid vertically sliding door; means on at least one of said sidewallsfor operably receivinghinges upon which a horizontally opening door canbe mounted; hinges for operably and releasably mechanically cooperatingwith said hinge receiving means on said sidewalls; at least onehorizontally opening door having means for cooperating with said hingeswhereby said horizontally opening door can be mounted on the front ofsaid locker in place of said vertically sliding door.

2. The locker of claim 1 in which; said means for slidably receivingsaid vertically sliding door comprises a track in said sidewallextending at least from the top to the bottom thereof; said means forremoving said vertically sliding door comprising said track having atleast one open end out of which said vertically sliding door can beremoved.

3. A locker comprising: a back wall and two sidewalls dependingforwardly therefrom; means on each of said sidewalls for slidablyreceiving a vertically sliding door; means on said sidewalls forremoving said vertically sliding door; means for operably receivinghinges upon' which a horizontally opening door can be mounted, saidmeans including an elongated aperture near the top and bottom of each ofsaid sidewalls and a pair of generally flat cross pieces, one forpositioning at the top and one forpositioning at the bottom. of saidlocker, said cross pieces having a length slightly greater than thewidth of said locker such that their ends can be inserted into saidelongated apertures of said sidewalls with said cross pieces spanningthe width of said locker; hinges for operably and releasablymechanically cooperating with said hinge receiving means on saidsidewalls, wherein said hinges include means for mechanicallyinterfitting with said cross pieces, adjacent said sidewalls; at leastone horizontally opening door having means for cooperating with saidhinges whereby said horizontally opening door can be mounted on thefront of said locker in place of said vertically sliding door. j

4. The locker of claim 3 in which said means of said hinge formechanically interfitting with said cross pieces comprises a platformhaving spaced channel walls projecting from one face thereof forembracing the opposite sides of said cross piece, said channel wallshaving lips thereon for wrapping around said cross piece to thereby holdsaid hinge firmly in place; said platform of at least one of said hingesincluding a resilient member projecting upwardly therefrom towards saiddoor and then jutting downwardly back towards said platform to define acatch lip; said door includinga latch projecting rearwardly'therefrom toa position between said resilient member and said platform and thenjutting upwardly to define a hook for cooperating with said catch lipwhereby said door can be maintained in a closed position.

5; Theloc'ker of'claim l in which: at least one of said hinges includesan integral catch; said door including an integral latch positionedopposite said catch for cooperation therewith whereby said door can bemaintained in a closed position.

6. A locker comprising: a back wall and two sidewalls projectingforwardlytherefrom; at least one hinge at the top and at least one hingeat the bottom of said locker, adjacent one of saidsidewalls; a doorpivotally mounted on said hinges; at least one of said hinges includinga platform extending away from said sidewall; a catch mounted on saidplatform; said catch comprising a yieldingly resilient member projectingupwardly from said platform towards said door and having a lip thereonwhich extends downwardly back towards said platform; said door includinga latch positioned opposite said catch for mating engagement therewith,said latch projecting rearwardly from said door to a position betweensaid yieldingly resilient member and said platform and then hookingupwardly to define a hook for mating engagement with said lip wherebysaid door is held in a closed position, but can be opened by pullingthereon, causing said yieldingly resilient member to bend upwardly andrearwardly and thereby allowing said hook to snap past said lip.

7. The locker of claim 6 in which said platform is generally L-shaped,having a first portion extending forwardly to the front edge of saidsidewall and a second portion which extends laterally therefrom, out infront of the front edge of said sidewall; a hinge pin projecting fromsaid second portion in front of said front edge of said sidewall, tofacilitate pivotal mounting of a door; said door including an aperturein its top edge and in its bottom edge into which said hinge pinprojects.

8. The locker of claim 7 in which said door is defined by a peripheraledge wall, joined to an inwardly extending boarder wall which is joinedto a recessed face panel by'means of a recess wall which is generally inalignment with said edge wall; said boarder wall being wider than theheight of said hinge pin such that said recess wall and the top of saidhinge pin do not interfere.

9. The locker of claim 7 in which: a cross piece spans the width of saidlocker at the top and bottom thereof; said first portion of said hingeplatform being secured to one of said cross pieces.

10. A locker comprising: a back wall and two sidewalls projectingforwardly therefrom; a track in each of said sidewalls at the frontthereof, extending generally from the top of said locker to its bottom,for receiving a vertically sliding tambour door; each of said trackshaving an open end whereby said tambour door can be removed from saidlocker; each of said sidewalls including means at the top and at thebottom thereof for releasably receiving a cross piece; a cross piece atthe top and at the bottom of said locker, extending between saidsidewalls and being releasably mounted in said cross piece receivingmeans; a hinge for mounting on each of said cross pieces adjacent atleast one of said sidewalls; said hinge comprising a platform withspaced channel walls depending from one face thereof for embracing saidcross bar; said channel walls having inwardly turning lips thereon andbeing slightly resilient whereby said platform can be snapped on to oroff of said cross piece; at least one horizontally opening door for saidlocker; means on each of said platforms for hinfor cooperating with alatch on said door whereby said door can be maintained in a closedposition.

11. The locker of claim 10 in which said means on said platform forhingedly mounting said door comprises a hinge pin projecting from onesurface thereof; said hinge pin projecting from a surface of saidplatform 0 osite said surface fro which said hannel walls pr gject, atleast on said h inge positioned at the bottom of said locker, wherebysaid hinge at the bottom of said locker snaps onto the top of said crosspiece with said hinge pin projecting upwardly towards mating engagementwith an aperture in the bottom edge of said door.

12. The locker of claim 11 in which said platform is generally L-shaped,having a first portion and a second portion projecting laterallytherefrom; said first portion projecting from said cross piece out tothe front edge of said sidewall; said second portion projectinglaterally out in front of said front edge of said sidewall; said hingepin projecting from the surface of said second portion of said platform.

13. The locker of claim 11 in which said door is defined by a peripheraledge wall, joined to an inwardly extending boarder wall which is joinedto a recessed face panel by means of a recess wall; said recess wallbeing generally in alignment with said edge wall; said boarder wallbeing wider than the height of said hinge pin such that said recess walland the top of said hinge pin do not interfere.

14'. The locker of claim 10 in which said cross piece receiving meanscomprise elongated apertures in said sidewalls at the tops and bottomsthereof; said cross piece being a generally flat, slightly flexibleelongated member having a length slightly greater than the width of saidlocker whereby it must be flexed slightly for insertion into saidapertures in said sidewalls.

15. The locker of claim 10 in which said catch mounted on said hingecomprises a yieldingly resilient member projecting upwardly from saidplatform towards said door and having a catch lip thereon which extendsdownwardly back towards said platform; said door latch being positionedopposite said catch for mating engagement therewith and projectingrearwardly from said door to a position between said yieldinglyresilient member and said platform, and then hooking upwardly to definea hook for mating engagement with said catch lip whereby said door isheld closed, but can be opened by pulling thereon, causing saidyieldingly resilient member to bend upwardly and rearwardly, thusallowing said hook to snap past said lip.

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1. A locker comprising: a back wall and two sidewalls dependingforwardly therefrom; means on each of said sidewalls for slidablyreceiving a vertically sliding door; means on said sidewalls forremoving said vertically sliding door; means on at least one of saidsidewalls for operably receiving hinges upon which a horizontallyopening door can be mounted; hinges for operably and releasablymechanically cooperating with said hinge receiving means on saidsidewalls; at least one horizontally opening door having means forcooperating with said hinges whereby said horizontally opening door canbe mounted on the front of said locker in place of said verticallysliding door.
 2. The locker of claim 1 in which: said means for slidablyreceiving said vertically sliding door comprises a track in saidsidewall extending at least from the top to the bottom thereof; saidmeans for removing said vertically sliding door comprising said trackhaving at least one open end out of which said vertically sliding doorcan be removed.
 3. A locker comprising: a back wall and two sidewallsdepending forwardly therefrom; means on each of said sidewalls forslidably receiving a vertically sliding door; means on said sidewallsfor removing said vertically sliding door; means for operably receivinghinges upon which a horizontally opening door can be mounted, said meansincluding an elongated aperture near the top and bottom of each of saidsidewalls and a pair of generally flat cross pieces, one for positioningat the top and one for positioning at the bottom of said locker, saidcross pieces having a length slightly greater than the width of saidlocker such that their ends can be inserted into said elongatedapertures of said sidewalls with said cross pieces spanning the width ofsaid locker; hinges for operably and releasably mechanically cooperatingwith said hinge receiving means on said sidewalls, wherein said hingesinclude means for mechanically interfitting with said cross pieces,adjacent said sidewalls; at least one horizontally opening door havingmeans for cooperating with said hinges whereby said horizontally openingdoor can be mounted on the front of said locker in place of saidvertically sliding door.
 4. The locker of claim 3 in which said means ofsaid hinge for mechanically interfitting with said cross piecescomprises a platform having spaced channel walls projecting from oneface thereof for embracing the opposite sides of said cross piece, saidchannel walls having lips thereon for wrapping around said cross pieceto thereby hold said hinge firmly in place; said platform of at leastone of said hinges including a resilient member projecting upwardlytherefrom towards said doOr and then jutting downwardly back towardssaid platform to define a catch lip; said door including a latchprojecting rearwardly therefrom to a position between said resilientmember and said platform and then jutting upwardly to define a hook forcooperating with said catch lip whereby said door can be maintained in aclosed position.
 5. The locker of claim 1 in which: at least one of saidhinges includes an integral catch; said door including an integral latchpositioned opposite said catch for cooperation therewith whereby saiddoor can be maintained in a closed position.
 6. A locker comprising: aback wall and two sidewalls projecting forwardly therefrom; at least onehinge at the top and at least one hinge at the bottom of said locker,adjacent one of said sidewalls; a door pivotally mounted on said hinges;at least one of said hinges including a platform extending away fromsaid sidewall; a catch mounted on said platform; said catch comprising ayieldingly resilient member projecting upwardly from said platformtowards said door and having a lip thereon which extends downwardly backtowards said platform; said door including a latch positioned oppositesaid catch for mating engagement therewith, said latch projectingrearwardly from said door to a position between said yieldinglyresilient member and said platform and then hooking upwardly to define ahook for mating engagement with said lip whereby said door is held in aclosed position, but can be opened by pulling thereon, causing saidyieldingly resilient member to bend upwardly and rearwardly and therebyallowing said hook to snap past said lip.
 7. The locker of claim 6 inwhich said platform is generally L-shaped, having a first portionextending forwardly to the front edge of said sidewall and a secondportion which extends laterally therefrom, out in front of the frontedge of said sidewall; a hinge pin projecting from said second portionin front of said front edge of said sidewall, to facilitate pivotalmounting of a door; said door including an aperture in its top edge andin its bottom edge into which said hinge pin projects.
 8. The locker ofclaim 7 in which said door is defined by a peripheral edge wall, joinedto an inwardly extending boarder wall which is joined to a recessed facepanel by means of a recess wall which is generally in alignment withsaid edge wall; said boarder wall being wider than the height of saidhinge pin such that said recess wall and the top of said hinge pin donot interfere.
 9. The locker of claim 7 in which: a cross piece spansthe width of said locker at the top and bottom thereof; said firstportion of said hinge platform being secured to one of said crosspieces.
 10. A locker comprising: a back wall and two sidewallsprojecting forwardly therefrom; a track in each of said sidewalls at thefront thereof, extending generally from the top of said locker to itsbottom, for receiving a vertically sliding tambour door; each of saidtracks having an open end whereby said tambour door can be removed fromsaid locker; each of said sidewalls including means at the top and atthe bottom thereof for releasably receiving a cross piece; a cross pieceat the top and at the bottom of said locker, extending between saidsidewalls and being releasably mounted in said cross piece receivingmeans; a hinge for mounting on each of said cross pieces adjacent atleast one of said sidewalls; said hinge comprising a platform withspaced channel walls depending from one face thereof for embracing saidcross bar; said channel walls having inwardly turning lips thereon andbeing slightly resilient whereby said platform can be snapped on to oroff of said cross piece; at least one horizontally opening door for saidlocker; means on each of said platforms for hingedly mounting said doorbetween said hinge at the bottom and said hinge at the top of saidlocker; a catch mounted on said platform of at least one of said hingesfor cooperating with a latch on said door whereby said door can beMaintained in a closed position.
 11. The locker of claim 10 in whichsaid means on said platform for hingedly mounting said door comprises ahinge pin projecting from one surface thereof; said hinge pin projectingfrom a surface of said platform opposite said surface from which saidchannel walls project, at least on said hinge positioned at the bottomof said locker, whereby said hinge at the bottom of said locker snapsonto the top of said cross piece with said hinge pin projecting upwardlytowards mating engagement with an aperture in the bottom edge of saiddoor.
 12. The locker of claim 11 in which said platform is generallyL-shaped, having a first portion and a second portion projectinglaterally therefrom; said first portion projecting from said cross pieceout to the front edge of said sidewall; said second portion projectinglaterally out in front of said front edge of said sidewall; said hingepin projecting from the surface of said second portion of said platform.13. The locker of claim 11 in which said door is defined by a peripheraledge wall, joined to an inwardly extending boarder wall which is joinedto a recessed face panel by means of a recess wall; said recess wallbeing generally in alignment with said edge wall; said boarder wallbeing wider than the height of said hinge pin such that said recess walland the top of said hinge pin do not interfere.
 14. The locker of claim10 in which said cross piece receiving means comprise elongatedapertures in said sidewalls at the tops and bottoms thereof; said crosspiece being a generally flat, slightly flexible elongated member havinga length slightly greater than the width of said locker whereby it mustbe flexed slightly for insertion into said apertures in said sidewalls.15. The locker of claim 10 in which said catch mounted on said hingecomprises a yieldingly resilient member projecting upwardly from saidplatform towards said door and having a catch lip thereon which extendsdownwardly back towards said platform; said door latch being positionedopposite said catch for mating engagement therewith and projectingrearwardly from said door to a position between said yieldinglyresilient member and said platform, and then hooking upwardly to definea hook for mating engagement with said catch lip whereby said door isheld closed, but can be opened by pulling thereon, causing saidyieldingly resilient member to bend upwardly and rearwardly, thusallowing said hook to snap past said lip.